Abdullah Tahiri
Kosovar activist and military commander (1956–1999)
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| Born | September 2, 1956 (1956-09-02) Mališevo, Gjilan, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 1999 (aged 42–43) Gjilan, Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslav-Albanian border) |
| Rank | Commander |
| Commands held | Kosovo Liberation Army |
| Battles/wars | Kosovo war |
Abdullah Tahiri (September 2, 1956 – 1999) was an Albanian born in Malishevë, a village located in Gjilan. He was an Albanian leader in the Kosovo Liberation Army.[1]
Education
Tahiri attended primary school until 1975, at which point he left because of "hostile activities" against the state. His secondary education continued in Bujanovac, but he was expelled after helping organize demonstrations in the spring of 1981.
Political activity
Tahiri was one of the organizers of the 1981 protests that took place on March 11, 1981, in Pristina. While many believed the protest to be spontaneous, it was in fact planned and organized by Gani Koci, Bajram Kosumi, and others.[2] On 1–2 April 1981, organized demonstrations began, asking for recognition of a Kosovar Republic. Tahiri organized his fellow citizens around his ideology of freeing Kosovo from Serbian influence.[1]
Tahiri was the OZK (Operative Zone of Karadak) founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the first commander of OZK Regulation (military force). He became a Major General in the military force and Tahiri had been active in the leadership of the Union of Political Parties of Gjilan (Albanian: "USPGJ") that acted as a unique body.
Tahiri was later jailed and sentenced to four years imprisonment.[3][4]
Death
Tahiri's body lies in the cemetery of martyrs in Gjilan.[5]
References
- ^ a b ^Abdullah Tahiri, is to save (from prison), that Kosovo will forgive life.Epoka e Re, Prishtinë date 20.05.2014 | 09:51 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ^declares political activity Hydajet Hyseni, bot. Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback MachineEpoka e Re, Pristina date 20.05.2014 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
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- ^ ^Abdullah Tahiri military-political activity Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback MachineKLA... "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ^ 227 August is the day of the Gregorian calendar in 1998 - Imprisonment OZK (Kosovo) Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine commander of the KLA Abdullah Tahiri Kosovo leader says and military political activity]|Kosovo leader says Hydajet Hyseni, bot.Epoka e Re, Pristina, date 21.05.2014 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- NEWS Kosovapress, 20 MAJ 2010 15: 54, commemorated the first commander of the KLA in the Operative Zone of Karadak
- A.Isufi, Komandant i ZOK-ut të UÇK: A. Tahiri commander of the KLA in the Operative Zone of Karadak, Albanian: "nismëtar i theme limit të UÇK-së në Zonën e Karadakut"
